Linoleum seam-cutting guide



April 30, 1935. R. K. AUSTIN ,8

LINOLEUM SEAM' CUTTING GUIDE FiledAu 10, 1932 IN MW 72 m ROGER KAUSTl/V w M4 W Patented Apr. 30, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIE LINOLEUM SEAM-CUTTING GUIDE Roger K. Austin, Avon-by-thc-Sea, N. J., assignor to Congoleum-Nairn, Inc., a corporation of New York Application August 10, 1932, Serial No. 628,143

1 Claim. (Cl. 154-42) The present invention relates to an improvea cent strips will be positioned when an installament in linoleum or similar surface coveringf tion of the improved linoleum is to be made. which is adapted to be installed in webs or strips, Utilizing the preformed cut or groove as a guide. the edges of contiguous strips forming abutting the ordinary mechanic is able to cut and form 5 joints. straight, true, close fitting seams. Furthermore, 5

In installing linoleum according to the method .the groove or cut, extending partially through commonly used, the juncture between contiguous the upper layer of the overlapping linoleum, strips is usually formed by lapping the edge of lessens the labor of the cutting of the seam and one strip or web over the edge of the adjacent expedites the entire operation.

strip and, with a sharp knife, manually cutting The seam guide may be applied atany con- 10 through both thicknesses of the double layer so venient point in process of the manufacture of that the two out edges will closely abut, forming the linoleum or other surface covering. Prefera tight joint. Such practice is laborious and the ably it is applied at the time of the final inspeccharacter of the resulting seam,'particularly as tion of the goods just before packaging, or at,

to whether it is straight, true, and close fitting, the time the goods are usually trimmed to size. 15 depends largely upon the skill of the mechanic. The usual equipment employed in trimming the The object of the present invention is to progoods may, by adjustment of the cutting knife vide an improved linoleum or similar surface to secure the proper depth of groove, be utilized covering which is prepared, at the time of its to advantage in forming the guide. It will be ob- 2o manufacture, with a seam-cutting guide, whereserved, however, that when employing the seam by straight and close fitting seams are assured .guide of my invention it becomes unnecessary to in all cases, and whereby a considerable saving is trim the edges of the linoleum to form a square, effected in the labor of installing linoleum thus true surface, since, when the linoleum is installed, prepared. the narrow strip of material between the edge 2 e The invention in its preferred form comprises and the seam guide 3 will be cut off and discarded. 25 linoleum or the like, provided with a preformed Although it is preferred to form the seam guide straight groove or cut, extending along one or both 3 by providing a cut or groove of substantial edges of the material, but spaced inwardly theredepth, nevertheless, it is apparent that many of r Figure I u at Such preferred emthe advantages to be derived from the present bodiment indicating the location of the seam invention may also be secured by providing simply 30 guide 3 with respect to the normal edge 2 of the a shallow cut or scribing mark and such modificagoods. If desired, seam guides 3 may be formed tion is within the scope of the invention. adjacent both longitudinal edges of the goods. Iclaim:

From a practical standpoint, however, a single A surface covering of linoleum in strip form Se m uide, adjacent One edge, Will usually b provided with a groove of substantial depth in- 35 found suflicient, since when installing such imwardly spaced from, butextending along, one proved linoleum, the opposite edge of the goods edge thereof, said groove forming a seam-cutwill be placed beneath that edge of a contiguous ting knife guide whereby the butt joining of adstrip which is itself provided with a seam guide. jacent strips is facilitated.

Figure II illustrates clearly how successive adja- 1 ROGER K. AUSTIN. 40 

